The first name Shivani
A girl’s name from Sanskrit.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit शिवानी (śivānī).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Shivani, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1997, with 99 births (#342).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shivani with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shivani at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 20 girls born in the United States were named Shivani, the 6,086th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 132 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Shivani mean?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit शिवानी (śivānī).
- What is the origin of the name Shivani?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit शिवानी (śivānī).
- How popular is the name Shivani?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Shivani, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 1997, with 99 births.
- Is Shivani a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,869 US babies named Shivani since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shivani most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 132 babies were named Shivani, its highest rank at 1,339th.